[Fwd: if_iwi on FreeBSD 6.0 on a Thinkpad T43]

[Nathan Lay]

Hi Folks,
I wrote, a couple months earlier, a problem with if_iwi on an IBM 
Thinkpad T43 (2687-D3U).  The problem was actually the antenna. 
I set dev.iwi.0.antenna to 1 to turn the antenna on.  Now despite the 
wifi indicator remaining off, the card is still able to scan and 
associate to access points (well, assuming you loaded the firmware :P).  
As soon as the card associates, the indicator will then switch on.
To rid myself of the "unknown notification type 15," messages, I applied 
this patch: 
http://damien.bergamini.free.fr/ipw/forum/download.php?1,45/iwi-degraded.diff

Mentioned on Damien's forum here:
http://damien.bergamini.free.fr/ipw/forum/read.php?f=1&i=786&t=752#reply_786

So, while the driver seems unable to turn the card on, its actually some 
quirk with the wifi indicator.  Just remember to turn the antenna on!

Best Regards,
Nathan Lay
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